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Can DWP treat ESA reassessment claim as new claim?

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6 years 2 months ago #226655 by LameDuck
I was transferred from DLA to ESA support group in April 2014, after undergoing a thorough f2f medical assessment by an ATOS GP, who concluded I should be in the support group, with no realistic prospect of being able to work. I have now got to face a further assessment, as my 2014 ATOS medical report is being ignored, for being 'out of date".
I seem to recall a case whereby a judge decided that a reassessment should not be treated as a new claim, but cannot now find the ruling. Can anybody help?
Surely a reassessment should look at the whole of the original claim - including all the evidence relating to it - including the GP ESA medical report?

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6 years 2 months ago #226667 by Gordon
LameDuck

There are several Decisions that cover this area, see the following

wcainfo.net/issues/evidence

but they aren't going to help you with an assessment, the decision lies with Maximus and the Case Law is not binding on them.

Gordon

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